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DumbandConfused
“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness.”- Oscar Wilde
pixelsnader
UnderAtlas
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dadof2as
Thank God this wasn't in merica, Jamaican would have been shot. "Thought he had a weapon".
simpeedoh
*sincerest
BlackCats4ever
numlocks
muscles are awesome
InvasiveSegway
…that can be achieved by the mediocre.
johnxbear
It's weird that it kinda sucks to be whoever got gold.
Colopty
This but with a gold medal
delpharseven
Do you think they would trade places? I don't think so. I'm sure they're just fine with their gold.
FoxPesdassi
What event was the Australian girl doing, that got black gunk all over her hand?
FaerieWalnut
She was just having a celebratory skoll of vegemite, mate. Nothing to do with the event.
DarkSock
I ordered some Vegemite online out of curiosity. Having now tasted it… What the fuck, Australia? It tastes like the crankcase scrapings off of a 30 year old lawnmower...
MidnaDS
Billy2sweet
Why's her hand black
crushingmissy
Pretty sure that's Nina Kennedy, who won gold in pole vaulting, and they use tape and adhesive sprays/chalk for more grip.
Billy2sweet
Ty
pak0chu
So who's gonna start dancing like Australians?
TeamToasterNeverForget
Please tell me all these other people also won silver
Idontneedrealfacts
51 year old divorced guy winning a silver medal and becoming a meme? I really hope he was staying at the Olympic village with all the super fit horny athletes.
deblou
Good lord I hope so too.
LookingForWorkInColorado
Yes - for all of us
fudruckers
Must be a little unsettling for the ex-wife's new boyfriend. I'm not sure I'd want to date someone whose ex was an Olympic level sharpshooter.
ImNotActuallyEvilAfterAll
I prefer to place my bets on someone not actually wanting to shoot me over them just missing every shot.
TeamKill18
Rookie mistake
xizar
Found the guy who's never invaded an Imperial base.
MaverickTitan
“ …mediocrity can offer to greatness”.
(It’s the rest of the quote.
DisneyCountdowns
People have this quote complete backwards. It’s actually a great insult, Oscar Wilde said it I think.
miket953
Wow I needed to know this!! Thanks, will use in the future
thedmoninme
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness” is a quote by Oscar Wilde.
FatBastardVegetarian
Tell that to Rich Little.
Colopty
Though these are world class athletes engaging in imitation.
Kazega
and notice that none of them look as good as the original.
RedCamaro
Trending in US schools this autumn.
Madderrs
Big oof
endo357
Man that’s low lol
teapartyyy
demosteness
I was going to comment my usual “fuck gun culture” comment but yours is so much more… on target
BoboTheIceMan
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Michelinmansribbedpeepee
incubisexual
My brother in Christ hahahaha
nosferatucrone
HEY!! You only get like...three more of those
Freak0zoid
GoodGuyGonzo
theVodkaCircle
Grrreat!
IconicM
But that's not how you hold an AR-15
olddirtyomelette101
Didn't the US place last ? I might be wrong but I'm still pretty sure US is only good with rifles
martineb72
That is because it is very rare for there to be pistol competitions with air pistols in the US. When they have the 50m pistol rounds using 22s, then there might be an American on the podium. But then they didn't metal in the rapid fire 25m with 22 pistols.
SpaceballsTheComment
Apparently I'm not American enough, because my first thought was "yeah, that should replace the dab."
TheWorldIsATollFreeToilet
Holy fuckin shit dude, they're already dead. Er whatever milhouse says.
DarkSock
It will always be this way until America does something something about its Republican infestation
MisterLemons
wiltsjunk
Nah... school shootings rarely involve pistols
SVcross
I don't like this joke, give it another shot.
UmmRonYourOn
"Thing that we said will never happen again, happens again" - The Onion
Shickzilla
jfitz
Waiting until autumn isn't very American
Batmannequin
HeroofTimeampersandSpace
albertapaws2000
Every autumn..with real guns
vnqx
...for Halloween, right? Right?
Iwilltryandmakeajokeofit
GlenL
No, American kids guns are too big to use one handed
Bigblackdick69
jalcantara88127001
koops
Janitors after the first day of school
SophieClockwise
tinytyrant
if only. gun nuts are working hard to ensure the mass shooter nuts have their preferred assualt rifles.
ID1746
You forgot the ammo vending machines, for all your shooting needs:
farfie
"Bump shtocks are technically not assault waffles becaushe we mowed the trigger assembwy to the shtock!"
heerobya
Wow… I love really dark humor, and this gave me a “oof” - well done
medimr
lazysombrero
Chawzilla
somebodythatyouusetoknow
Attritshun
Tobiyashi
Tobiyashi
Plifplafpluff
mushroomking
I forgot this movie existed. Was it good? I don't expect it to live up to og b&t, but is it worth watching at least? Better than matrix 4?haha
nvchad2
My wife and I enjoyed it. It was just cool seeing them get to have fun in those roles again. Go in expecting a dumb movie with cool actors and I think it's definitely worth a watch.
ProphetofEntropy
it wasnt great. its about what youd expect from a 3rd bill and ted movie that tried to tie all that mess of plot into something that would make sense.
SometimesOthertimesAnytime
hnngh
There needs to be more imitation of the French pole vaulter.
Colopty
I'm sure they wish they could.
XenomorphDroneWithoutQueen
"Why do people still have to make creepy ass coments? One of the greatest athletes in the world, and the best you have is objectification? Oh, sorry, I forgot, it's okay, you meant it as a compliment, right?" -HandsomePenguin. Sexualize a man: Instant up votes. Sexualize a woman: This quoted comment with plenty of down votes.
ElorYosnak
Okay, so a serious answer. People are noting Anthony Ammirati's... uh... malfunction not as objectification or as a creepy comment, because it is a non-sexual and wildly unfortunate image. It's awkward and snicker inducing because it's phenomenally over graphic. I don't believe people are generally making creepy comments on him. If you were replying to the 'if I had 7 inches' guy, then I'd note that I, for one, would have less issue with comments on women that said 'If I looked that good...'.
ParallelParkingInABurka
"This quoted comment with plenty of downvotes" - do you mean downvotes for the post it was commented on? Or downvotes for the comment? Because it's overwhelmingly the latter. Which is why I'm confused about what you're saying. The reality is that, as progressive as imgur fancies itself to be, posts & comments sexualizing women still get a shit ton of upvotes. And just the fact that someone will point that out (and maybe even get SOME agreement) doesn't change that amidst a sea of "Still would!".
TorrentialUpPour
Your username tells us all we need to know about your grasp of 'objectification'.
MutteringMisanthrope
DarkSock
MicahtheMartian
If I had 7 inches of soft bouncing glory I'd happily imitate that athlete
davidseavey726
I’m really not into French cuisine but there are exceptions
Nofoxlefttogive
They are well known for their delicious sauces 😉.
stonecoldstevebuschemi
Not to sound derogatory or anything, but I want to eat gummi bears off of her abs.
DarkSock
Those are some bloody large glasses
HandsomePenguin
Why do people still have to make creepy ass coments? One of the greatest athletes in the world, and the best you have is objectification? Oh, sorry, I forgot, it's okay, you meant it as a compliment, right?
stonecoldstevebuschemi
Relax, it's the 90s.
XenomorphDroneWithoutQueen
Double standards. He made a comment on athlete. "Boo! Burn that person!" Someone makes a drooling comment about half naked cosplayer: "Top comment with 1000 votes". I just love humans.
HandsomePenguin
I don't see how you get to make that decision for me. Do not project your own bulldhit onto me.
XenomorphDroneWithoutQueen
What? I'm not making any decisions for you. We all have our opinions. Am I not allowed to share mine? Are you a fascist?
HandsomePenguin
Your opinion isn't you stating a random fact it's comparing my comment to a straw man and saying people sure are dumb. So yeah, I am defending myself. I guess that makes me a fascist. Grow up, be better.
HandsomePenguin
Also, if your first instinct is to defend the creepy comment, you might want to do some self reflection.
SeeShark
That dude agrees with you. He's just frustrated with Imgurians' inconsistency in applying that morality -- see above, where he copy-pasted your comment in response to a comment objectifying a male athlete to make a point.
HandsomePenguin
Hmm, I suppose you could be right. I read it to mean they were trying to call me out for only defending athletes and group me in with the double standards, and did not think they might be trying to commiserate instead.
If that is the case I owe them an apology for jumping to conclusions, it's sometimes easy to assume the worst.
XenomorphDroneWithoutQueen
I'm not defending anything at all. I'm just stating the double moralism of people.
HandsomePenguin
Lol. I should have just blocked you after your first bad faith argument. Go away.
adulting101
Actually, by replying to this person's comment, you are specifically saying that THEY are trying to enforce a double standard, which is making a decision for them. For all you know they may also not like people making creepy comments about cosplayers, and it's pretty likely that this is the case if you had picked up the context clues in their comment.
TheMellowMoron
That man is the most famous Olympian who will ever live, simply due to this memed moment
Burke616
So far.
thelegendofthetwistednavigator
Sure, a silver and a random picture taken out of context by people who haven't seen the event before and think the normal is unusual is going to have a longer historical impact than Jesse Owens, Michael Phelps, Carl Lewis, Usain Bolt, Simone Biles, Bob Beamon etc. You know that Michael Jordan and Kobe were Olympians, right. Without looking it up, what's this dude's name?
bem5823
Maybe not "ever", but I think he takes the meme gold medal this time.
ThePunishersVengefulBrother
Jesse Owens.
elibug
I'm a bit surprised that I didn't see anyone mention Simone Biles. But, really it just kinda depends on how you look at fame and what you're into. If this is the moment you take away from the Olympics, I'm fine with that.
Sw1ftTurtle
Only if it moves from a reference to a generic image of a guy with a gun. It will only survive long term in the form of supporting other content.
ladymihaelatargaryen
I think baygun will have the honor
shakefu
Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant were Olympians… or yanno Usain Bolt. What’s the Turkish guy’s name even?
DumbB1tch
Ever heard of a little hedgehog named Sonic? I bet you feel pretty foolish right now.
TheFastpaws
Nah, memes always fade in a month or two. Then in a few years nobody will post just like the old Something Awful stuff.
daler1
Raygun is like... Hold my beer.
applesforjuice
I doubt he'll be remembered longer than a couple weeks, I've still never seen or heard his name. And I'm surprised none of these replies have mentioned Michael Phelps, Jordan is an Olympian but people forget he is. Phelps and Usain Bolt are probably the most famous Olympians known for the Olympics right now. Owens is immortal and Biles will be. This guy is a meme. He's an incredible athlete and deserves the praise but he's almost as far from being the most famous Olympian who ever lived as I am
JeYdevoir
I came here thinking the same thing - Michael Phelps is the one Olympian I actually still remember.
whatevenispee
Probably not. What a weird thing to believe. Are you a child? That's the only way you get a pass.
zachform
Too soon to make this call. Barely a week old.
eXoRainbow
Kind of sad that it needs to take a meme to become famous Olympian athlete, not the performance.
thedarklord187
When everyone's an Olympic athlete no one's an Olympic athlete kind of those thought processes essentially if you flood The world living athletes nobody's going to know who you are unless you stick out uniquely
eXoRainbow
Well the performance (the medals) is how to stick out uniquely. Don't misunderstand me, I like memes. I'm just sad about humanity that Olympic athletes becoming famous for memes instead of their performance. Meaning that most people don't care for the performance. Which is kind of a shame to me that we are in this position (as a whole for humankind).
xizar
Svetlana Boyginskaya for me. For... reasons.
trapdoorogre
Steven Bradbury has entered the chat.
Willowofwisp
Idk what about Steven Bradbury, Australia's first Olympic winter gold medalist? He was dead last and ALL of his opponents fell down, which allowed him to take the gold.
Wholivesinapineappleunderthetree
A good example of recency bias
CommunCreator
Most famous this year, maybe. Most famous *ever*? Not by a long shot. Remember when they first allowed professionals to play on Olympic basketball teams? The Dream Team? Michael Jordan has a gold medal.
TheMellowMoron
Yes. Ever. From all the memes that have come and will come.
SteelKnight
It helps that he's just sorta relentlessly, effortlessly cool, otherwise the moment probably wouldn't have been memed
applesforjuice
@TheMellowMoron can you even name him without looking it up?
TheMellowMoron
Look at this fuckin guy, who expects someone with *my* username to *know* something getthefuckouttaheeeeeeeere
Sooner70
Anyone who pays attention still knows who Jesse Owens was....
kinarism
You have a point but the Dude died 40 years ago and last competed almost 90. No one remembers him competing anymore. Many people have been taught who he was in the Olympics and why he was important but no one actually remembers him. They remember his legacy.
As such, if you differentiate the man from the legend (as all people should when revisiting history), no, no one remembers Jesse Owens anymore. Sorry.
Sooner70
And my prediction: 90 years from now the name Jesse Owens will still be known, but our Turkish Shooter Guy won't be.
whitewater0034
whitewater0034
https://youtu.be/RoCTiWtqUM0?t=19 context for anyone who does not know.
Coltaine
Some people might remember that Biggus Dickus guy.
ApolloSierra
He has a wife you know...
Morpork
You know what she's called?
Coltaine
Good for him I guess?
TheDildoOfConsequences
Oh my sweet summer child.
Coltaine
Hmm? I don't understand if this is supposed to be a reference to something.
BrainTaffy
And the sad part is, this was a team event and his partner was just out of frame in this shot…crazy
Sw1ftTurtle
Was she doing something equally entertaining?
Because if not I have some suspicions as to why he was the focus here.
aThingWithTheStufAndTheJunk
Happens. I can specifically think of a gold in sailing in 2016. Press ate it up because 1. dude was 55 and had had part of his lung removed a few months before competing and 2. it was Argentina's first sailing gold. But his 20-something partner barely got a mention, even though she got the same gold and has a decent story as well as an out lesbian.
TheMellowMoron
No one remembers the third guy from Apollo 11 either. Until some know-it-all wants to prove that they knew that. LMAO
RawfishFood
Michael Collins. Of course I only know that specifically for this reason.
QuintinParry
Apparently he said one of his biggest fears was the fact that they would not be able to get Neil and Company back I would have to leave them on the moon
cyberimg
Pfft. He never went to the moon. Only circled it.
TheDildoOfConsequences
Orbiting around the back side of the moon, he was the most alone any Earth creature had ever been.
mynamespaul
If it’s any consolation for Michael, Irish people always remember his name, because “Michael Collins” is also the name of one of the most important and prominent figures in our history and the formation of our state, and it’s a funny juxtaposition that it’s also an astronauts name.
boevis
Fewer remember the 3rd or 4th man on the moon, and though most have heard of the 5th (Alan Shepard) he's not remembered for it.
ATastyCorpsesicle
Plato was an Olympic gold medalist in wrestling. It's believed that "Plato" was in fact a stage name a la "The Rock", his real name unknown
Wholivesinapineappleunderthetree
Plato means “broad shouldered”.
baldbear
Hey, Shoulders, got some ideas on life?
Wholivesinapineappleunderthetree
Yeah. No one should wear clothes (Republic - Plato)
boevis
Guess you forgot this guy is also an Olympian.
thedarklord187
To be fair he was Olympian but he's a piece of shit by all accounts
mynamespaul
I think “most famous Olympian” means famous for their Olympic achievements or being an Olympian… Jordan’s obviously a household name but the fact that most would forget he was in the Olympics would rule him out of this conversation imo
TheMellowMoron
whatevenispee
Pretty sure you don't get to decide what someone else meant by their comment. Sorry, but that's a pet peeve of mine. An Olympian is an Olympian.
mynamespaul
Words have meaning, they’re a shared medium. That’s what those words in that order mean. your “pet peeve” is dumb.
Etrigan77
I don’t know who that is. Not famous if random person in the UK doesn’t know your name!!!
amoeba15
You don’t know Michael Jordan? He has fucking shoes named for him.
Discgolfing
I' ve heard of Michael Jordan, but never about fucking shoes, is that a thing? Shoes you wear when you fuck?
KlatnYelox
The best joke I've seen on this site in months and people downvote you for it
thatunpleasantfeeling
Most people call those crocs
Etrigan77
I know the name but had no idea that was him in the picture.
Etrigan77
Also… he looks NOTHING like a shoe
ExecutiveProducerWolfDyck
Nancy Kerrigan and Tany Harding are Olympians that people remember the names of.
celestedrake
Which people?
triplenuts
Who?
TheMellowMoron
Yeah. I remember ol' Tany and her walking schtick
CommunCreator
Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner has entered the conversation.
ToSisPoS
Can’t think of one other reason anyone gaf about the Olympics in ‘94 otherwise.
aguacatedeldiablo
That was just after Cool Runnings came out, I'm sure people were watching the bobsled, too.
Etrigan77
Never heard of them. Usain Bolt on the other hand?
MaxieMooo
Daniel Cormier is a pretty huge name, but i'd wager most people outside of the US know him from UFC and not the olympics
InsaneDeman
Yes but that's infamy.
WilliamHuskerAdama
Who?
BigFatFailureTurtle
Bolt is more famous than either of them. Due to setting such an impressive world record and having a Marvel level iconic name, I think it'll be a while before he's forgotten.
DutchBoeremeisie
Not sure. I'm in my early 40s and only know of them through references like these. I didn't even know they were Olympians, just that the were ice skaters and one attacked the other, something something. (Disclaimer: grew up in a country that had no interest in the Winter Olympics.)
deblou
I genuinely have no idea who these people are. Genuinely, I'm sorry.
catmonger
I didn't until the movie I, Tonya came out and won awards or was nominated. Was actually pretty good.
deblou
I've watched the movie and honestly forgot all about that. My memory is awful though lol thank you for reminding me of that :)
DrSharkbite
lovehandlesmessiah
Was that the Weird Al style parody, “Headline News?”
somethingsomethingwittyhere
Yes, it was Weird Al himself parodying Crash Test Dummies.
sociowrath
Eddy the Eagle!
ExecutiveProducerWolfDyck
Listen, idiots. The point I made was that there are other Olympians who are already more famous than this guy's month of memdom. Fuckoff with your nitpicky bullshit about you not knowing a famous event in Olympic history or pointing out you know other athletes better.
StevePMM
Katsuki Bakugo, is that you?
JoVaLDrawsShittudes
Sheesh. You really got butthurt there...
WilliamHuskerAdama
Yeah that was definitely the way to handle it
CheeseB0t
Casual gun guy will live on in infamy
OppaGangnamPyle
Apparently not if nobody remembers his name
MiniYams
Definitely, but if I'm thinking athletes i got phelps, bolt, lewis, and owens. There are definitely more famous people who were olympians (those 2, most nba players, jenner, off the top) but famous for their skill as olympian that's the 4 I'd pull first.
aguacatedeldiablo
I think the idea is to look for Olympians that were famous for being memed. In Kerrigan and Harding's case, before we really knew what "memeing" was.
PastureofMuppets
Nadia
HairyChairstepper
Poor Nancy Kerrigan's sweet little knees
justareallylongemailaddress
Why!
HairyChairstepper
Somebody took a black thing and went thump
Scylia
I do not know either of these names.
xizar
Probably because you don't need a colonoscopy yet. Or ibuprofen.
vindik8or
One of them is real, and the other is a total butchering of the real name. There's a thoroughly entertaining film called I, Tonya where you can find out all about why they're famous names.
ExecutiveProducerWolfDyck
They're both real, and you knew exactly who I meant.
vindik8or
Yes, I do. That's how I was able to answer the question that the previous commenter implied about not knowing either of the names. Because I knew the names. And they didn't. Very astute of you to notice. If only you were so assiduous with your typing.
Grinderslev
If I recall one of them ordered a henchman to break the ancles of the other. They were campering figure skaters at top level. Neat stuff
uzetaab
Like most women who got demonized by the news media, she doesn't deserve that reputation. The 'You're Wrong About' podcast did a 2 parter on her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2CWRSZfApA
Grinderslev
Competing* fuck sake. Maybe they camped as well
SmoeAhsolse
How did it get autocorrected to campering?
I looked it up just to be sure and maybe you added it to your phone.
It was proposed to Cambridge dictionary as a word in 2013 but isn't used enough to be accepted.
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/submission/8702/Campering
Interestingly, the use of the word has gone down over time. But, I suspect that it's a name of some sort.